Average time
8-12 min
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Texas statewide
Update your business details with the filing office cleanly.
Use this form to ask for or update a business record. It helps the agency know who is responsible and what approval you need.
Legal business name
Registered agent details
Organizer or officer information
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The Goal
Texas Form 401 is used to update the state’s business records when a company changes its registered agent or registered office information. Filing it promptly helps keep the entity’s contact and service-of-process details current so the state can match notices to the correct person.
The Warning
Exact legal name of the business entity and Texas file number
Name of the new registered agent, if changing agents
Physical street address for the registered office in Texas
Signature or approval from the authorized person or governing body
Any required consent from the registered agent
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Agency
Texas Secretary of State
Form identifier
Form 401
Estimated time
8-12 min
Verified
May 2026
Jurisdiction
Texas statewide
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